Penal Law § 190.60 · Article 190. Other Frauds
Scheme to defraud in the second degree
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§ 190.60 Scheme to defraud in the second degree.
1. A person is guilty of a scheme to defraud in the second degree when he engages in a scheme constituting a systematic ongoing course of conduct with intent to defraud more than one person or to obtain property from more than one person by false or fraudulent pretenses, representations or promises, and so obtains property from one or more of such persons.
2. In any prosecution under this section, it shall be necessary to prove the identity of at least one person from whom the defendant so obtained property, but it shall not be necessary to prove the identity of any other intended victim.
Scheme to defraud in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
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